FACTS BEHIND THE YABAKI VICTORY

(September 04, 2001)

Caretaker Minister for Tourism, Konisi Yabaki of the Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) defeated James Ah Koy of the Soqosoqo-ni-Vakavulewa-ni Taukei Party (SVT) through capturing 55.39 per cent of the total votes for the Kadavu Fijian Provincial Communal Constituency.

Ah Koy received 44.62 per cent of the votes.

Ah Koy had won the same seat in the ’99 election by capturing 84 per cent of the votes.

Voter turn-out for Election 2001 was 81.46 per cent.

This compares to a turn-out rate of 92.2 per cent in the ’99 election.

Invalid ballots amounted to 18.80 per cent.

The ’99 election had an invalid vote rate of some 12 per cent for the same constituency.

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